Standing on the edge of the hilltop clearing, Jude looked into the distance:

To the south, he saw the low walls of the city where the snow had fallen, the streets and buildings of the city, and the countless inhabitants who had fallen into deep fear;

To the north, he saw a grey sky, a desecrated earth, and an endless sea of the undead;

- The legacy of Mordres the Necromancer.

After completing all the preparations for the battle and having eaten his last meal, the boy climbed with the church to the top of the hill north of the city.

The afternoon in Northland was extremely short, and the church had just set up a makeshift camp on the top of the hill when the sun was setting in the west. As the sun fell, the ocean of necromantic monsters seemed to stir.

The disparity between friend and foe was extremely outnumbered, and with the snow falling at the southern foot of the mountain range, every defender looked worried. In this atmosphere, everyone felt nervous, and Jude was shocked by this army of the undead, but he kept reminding himself to stay calm.

"Jude. A familiar voice woke the boy from behind.

Jude turned around, and a serious face came into view: the heavily armed paladin, Kirekhanon "Lightbringer" Holmes, was now temporarily serving as the saint's guard.

Leia stood beside him, still maintaining the posture of a saint: a pure white robe and turban, with a dignified and reverent complexion.

"Those undead will attack after sunset. Let's go and rest for a while, the archbishop hopes that everyone will have enough energy to face the battle that will follow. ”

Nodding in agreement, Jude's gaze slid over the paladin's delicate armor, staring into the girl's eyes with an imperceptible moment—although she appeared calm and determined on the surface, Jude could clearly read some unease in her pale cyan eyes.

Nossa is so wise and sophisticated that he deduces the inside story and the truth of all this when he first sees him.

With mixed feelings, Jude withdrew his gaze and turned to walk towards his tent.

......

With the war imminent, Jude tries to take advantage of the calm before the storm to sort out the many encounters in the recent past.

After entering O'Chatron, the relic of the Third Dynasty, everything had happened so fast, everything had changed so fast that he didn't have time to look back:

Before he could sort out the situation of the Aeolian Sect and the Secret Sect, he made a three-year pact with Linda, waking up from his sleep in Southwind Village, Lambertin's catastrophe had struck, and he just wanted to earn an income as an adventurer to make ends meet, but caused the tragedy of the "Flower Blade" team......

This time I came to the North to experience the life of a bounty hunter with Nosa, but I didn't expect to reunite with Leia in the snowfall, and she has become a saint, Renicia.

-

"If it weren't for the fact that she was killed by those church lunatics, how would I have come into contact with forbidden necromancy?" the distorted voice spoke of grief and anger that no one understood, "I prayed to all the gods that night, but who answered my prayers?! I'm going to make you pay back for everything you took from me!"

Jude didn't know what the necromancer had been through, and he couldn't understand how this kind of personal vendetta had caused so many innocent people to suffer—an act that was certainly not justified by any concept.

But the scene of Modres's deathbed was very impressive: as his chest was pierced by the sword and nailed to the wall, the necromancer shouted hysterically at him: "One day you will follow the same path as me, mage, I curse you!

"Haha, hahahaha," the mad face laughed uncontrollably, blood choking out of his throat and staining the floor of the atrium red, "The wheel of fortune has begun to spin...... In the end, you're all going to have to pay the price...... Ahem, hahahaha......"

Modres came to the end of her life with a creepy laugh. His eyes were so deep that Jude wasn't sure if it was obsession or madness, or if, as Nossa put it, the two were in the same thought.

-

Speaking of Nosa, Jude couldn't help but think back to the rainy night when the bounty hunter left.

"The Light is not as holy and warm as it seems, and the Church is not the Messiah, they are all human beings like us. The man looked calmly into his eyes, "No one can create a world where everyone can be happy." The actions of the Church of the Light are only carrying out some kind of transfer, a transfer based on sacrifice. You'll soon be close to the truth. If you believe my speculation, remember: act decisively and carefully. ”

"Everything in the world is intricately connected, and every small factor will eventually be reflected in a major change. It all depends on the choice you make. ”

He finally turned around and walked away in the dark night rain, his back was so lonely.

Until the darkness of night, Nossa never looked back.

-

As the archbishop of the Cult of the Light, Alphonsos Tao seems to be always serious and pious, always paying lip service to the teachings of the Light and the virtues of justice.

Is there really such a pure saint? Jude was not convinced that all this was probably just a façade for Alphonsos to incite the believers and indoctrinate the sect in order to achieve his own ends.

In addition, there is the paladin known as the "Lightbringer", and Jude has his majestic figure in mind, and as the elite of the Church, he is assigned to protect him...... Or spying on the Holy Maiden. Kirikamnon is an upright and valiant knight, but he is also a believer in the teachings of the Light, and may have to defeat him to save Leia.

-

The girl who grew up together, Leia, is like her own sister. Although she took off her bow hair ornament and put on the pure white turban of the saint, she no longer had the same innocent as before, but became reserved and dignified...... But Jude believes that Leia is still the childhood sweetheart he is familiar with, and she must still be.

The earthquake in the plains of Sko destroyed their hometown of Lambertine and buried all those who knew so well with their youth, and to this day, Leia is his only remaining "relative" in this world.

Now that Nossa's guess is almost certain to be correct, there is only one last step left.

-

This sacred month, the fates of many people are intertwined in this city called Snow Fall.

Removing the silver pocket watch from the inside pocket of the front of his coat, the boy opened the case, and the time was not yet four o'clock.

Gazing at the rhythmic hands, Jude could feel the flow of faith throughout his body, gradually condensing into strength and courage.

"You have the power to change your destiny. Teacher Stanxiu's words echoed in his ears.